coucher

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/ˈkaʊt͡ʃə(ɹ)/

noun

One who couches.

OriginMiddle English coucher →
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Meanings

coucher1

nouncoucher (plural couchers)

plural couchers

  1. One who couches.
  2. artsOne who couches paper.
  3. UKobsoletelawA factor or agent resident in a country for traffic.

    She [the Herring-Buss] imployeth[…]at Land Viewers, Packers,[…]Couchers to make the Herrings lawful Merchandizes.

    1601, John Keymor, “Observation made upon the Dutch fishing”, in The Phenix
  4. The book in which a corporation or other body registers its particular acts.

    bookes, and specially of Grayles, Couchers, Legends, Processionailes[…]

    1559, Iniunctions geven by the Queenes Maiestie […]

Coucher2

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishcoucher
  2. Englishcoucher

From Middle English coucher, from Anglo-Norman; equivalent to couch + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with coucher

voucher
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Anagrams

recouch
Cite this entry
APA

coucher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coucher

MLA

“coucher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coucher. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coucher,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coucher.

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